International anarchy revisited: the ontological challenges of a post-social conception

Abstract

The concept of international anarchy is introduced with great relevance in the variants of realism and is one that different theories of International Relations identify as common. It is in its consequences and interpretation that views tend to contrast. However, the present excursion attempts to reflect critically on these same ontological assumptions of international anarchy – especially those presented by the realistic school, specifically the neorealist strand.